The line graph illustrates the export volume from Australia to four countries: Japan, the US, China, and India, between 1990 and 2012.
Overall, there were increases in the export proportions to China and India over the period, while the opposite was true for those to Japan and the US. Additionally, China experienced the most significant growth, becoming the largest importer in 2012, while Japan was the largest importer for most of the period.
Regarding countries with rises, in 1990, Australian exports to China were about 2%, but they had surged to just below 30% by 2012, after surpassing the figures for the US and Japan at 10% in 2004 and 20% in 2008, respectively. Moreover, the export percentage to India remained relatively stable at the lowest of 1% until 2002, followed by a steady incline and peaked at just under 10% in 2009, before ending the period with a marginal fall of 2%.
As for the other countries, both Japan and the US saw some slight fluctuations over the period. Japan started with a quarter in 1990, but this declined gradually to the lowest point at approximately 18% in 2003, prior to hovering around this level until 2012, despite a 2007-2008 recovery. Meanwhile, the US generally witnessed a similar pattern, starting at the highest point at just above 10%, then ending with a steady decline to just over India’s final level, despite peaking at the initial level in 2000.